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DEPARTMENTS The State
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About 30 miles outside Oklahoma City, in a town called El Reno, a group of hobbyists with a need for speed have converted their chore-driven lawn mowers into souped-up vehicles that take to the track twice a month for Grascar.
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Happening People
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Culture OK Then The Insider Oklahoma Business Scene Color Style Accessorize Your Health Destination
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The 2015-16 school year is right around the corner, and with the arrival of new classes and teachers come Tulsa Public Schools’ new superintendent and Tulsa native Dr. Deborah Gist – bringing excitement, passion and experience to TPS.
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Taste
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Growing up in Iquitos, Peru, Kelly Tandazo has always been excited about the flavors her hometown offers. Today she calls Tulsa home but brings the same delicious authentic Peruvian cuisine to her restaurant, Mi Tierra. Recently updating the restaurant’s décor and menu and announcing it will now be serving breakfast, Tandazo is more excited than ever to share her love of Peru.
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Entertainment
The works of Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Rodin are just a few of the pieces that arrived at Philbrook Museum of Art at the end of May. Continuing through Sept. 13, Philbrook’s latest exhibit, The Figure Examined, explores the meanings artists convey with the human form.
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